Weekend Event Picks: Music at Maymont, Brookland Park Celebration, Pirate Day, and more

Jammin’ in July in the East End – Jammin’ in July is back at the Bon Secours Center for Healthy Living Sarah Garland Jones Center, located at 2600 Nine Mile Road in Richmond this Friday. This free community event will include music by Mighty Joshua and food by Morrison’s Catering and the Bon Secours Nutrition Outreach team will provide some cool, naturally sweet treats. Sports Backers will be on hand to provide transportation information and a bike raffle. Things get underway at 5:30 PM and run through 8:00. Get all the details here.

Music at Maymont continues with the Infamous Stringdusters – Acclaimed bluegrass group the Infamous Stringdusters will return to Richmond for an evening of tunes as part of the Music at Maymont series this Saturday, July 22nd. The band is touring in support of their new album Laws of Gravity. Singer-songwriter Sara Watkins, who you most likely know from the group Nickel Creek, opens the show with her extraordinary fiddling skills at 6:30 PM. Tickets are $25 in advance and $35 at the gate. Get tickets online here.

Celebrate Brookland Park’s revival this Saturday – The Brookland Park area has been growing by leaps and bounds as of late, and this Saturday, July 22nd from 3:00 – 7:00 PM, the the Brookland Park Area Association is hosting a community celebration to bring together neighbors for live music, vendors, and family fun. It all goes down on Brookland Park Boulevard between Fendall and North Avenue. The party will feature, vendors, music and more. Get more details here.

Pillage Lickinghole Creek for the annual Pirate Party – Argggh, there be beers up in them thar hills and we shall land the Jolly Drunkard at Richmond and go inland to pillage. We’ll of course drive a comfortable SUV with the AC cranked, because that’s what beer pirates do after all. Lickinghole Creek Craft Brewery’s annual Pirate Party will include limited bottle releases of Batchelor’s Delight (a Rum Barrel Aged Belgian Quad) as well as Coconut Delight (same as the previous beer but with the added delightful touch of coconut). There will be a pirate outfit contest for adults and kids alike, live music by This Liminal State and food by Slideways Mobile Bistro and Harry’s Picnic Basket. The fun kicks off Saturday, July 22nd at noon. Get more details here.

The Camel’s two year employee-owned celebration continues – Two years ago, management of The Camel in The Fan decided to make the music venue employee owned and operated. In celebration of the two year anniversary of making the change, there’s a ton of live music and food specials going on this weekend. For the food part, the restaurant’s entire menu is being offered at half off every day from 3:00 PM until midnight. Live music continues all weekend with the Cary Street Ramblers and Jackass Flats, VILLAGES,Woody Woodworth & The Rebel City on Friday, The Fritz and Sid Kingsley on Saturday, and Jimmy Fitch, Sam Reed, and Joshua David on Sunday. Get the full lineup here.